EXAM 2 REVIEW NSG3160: HEALTH ASSESSMENT
(UNIT 5 CH. 13: SKIN, HAIR + NAILS) QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A 70 year old woman reports dry mouth. The most frequent
cause of this is:
A. The aging process
B. The use of dentures
C. Related to medications she may be taking
D. Related to a diminished sense of smell Correct Answers
A common cause of conductive hearing loss is:
A. Acute rheumatic fever
B. A CVA
C. Otitis externa
D. Impacted Cerumen Correct Answers D. Impacted Cerumen
There is an obstruction in the ear, or an infection like pus build
up
A patient is known to be blind in the left eye. What happens to
the pupils when the right eye is illuminated by a penlight beam?
A.No response in both pupils
B.Both pupils constrict
C.Right pupil constricts, left has no response
D. Left pupil constricts, right has no response Correct Answers
B.Both pupils constrict
looking for a reflex that occurs
A plateau-like, disc-shaped lesion, ex: **psoriasis** Correct
Answers PLAQUE
, An elevated cavity containing free fluid that is less than 1 cm in
diameter is a(n):
A. wheal.
B. vesicle.
C. bulla.
D. edema. Correct Answers B. VESICLE (ex: herpes simplex)
Brown-black pigmented areas, or linear bands along the nail
edge of dark-skinned people Correct Answers LINEAR
PIGMENTATION
BRUIT Correct Answers a soft, pulsatile, whooshing, blowing
sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope
CNI Olfactory Nerve Correct Answers Damage to this nerve
affects smell
CNVII (7 FACIAL) Correct Answers Patient can you smile for
me? Can you frown? Puff your cheeks.
Corneal Light Reflex (Hirschberg Test) Correct Answers
Assess the parallel alignment of the eye axes by shining a light
12 inches away from the patient (reflection of light in the same
spot).
Define Bulla > Correct Answers fluid-filled sac larger than 1
cm, superficial in epidermis, thin-walled, ruptures easily ex:
burn blister
Deviated Septum Correct Answers Curved instead of straight,
looks like a hump or shelf in one nasal cavity
(UNIT 5 CH. 13: SKIN, HAIR + NAILS) QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A 70 year old woman reports dry mouth. The most frequent
cause of this is:
A. The aging process
B. The use of dentures
C. Related to medications she may be taking
D. Related to a diminished sense of smell Correct Answers
A common cause of conductive hearing loss is:
A. Acute rheumatic fever
B. A CVA
C. Otitis externa
D. Impacted Cerumen Correct Answers D. Impacted Cerumen
There is an obstruction in the ear, or an infection like pus build
up
A patient is known to be blind in the left eye. What happens to
the pupils when the right eye is illuminated by a penlight beam?
A.No response in both pupils
B.Both pupils constrict
C.Right pupil constricts, left has no response
D. Left pupil constricts, right has no response Correct Answers
B.Both pupils constrict
looking for a reflex that occurs
A plateau-like, disc-shaped lesion, ex: **psoriasis** Correct
Answers PLAQUE
, An elevated cavity containing free fluid that is less than 1 cm in
diameter is a(n):
A. wheal.
B. vesicle.
C. bulla.
D. edema. Correct Answers B. VESICLE (ex: herpes simplex)
Brown-black pigmented areas, or linear bands along the nail
edge of dark-skinned people Correct Answers LINEAR
PIGMENTATION
BRUIT Correct Answers a soft, pulsatile, whooshing, blowing
sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope
CNI Olfactory Nerve Correct Answers Damage to this nerve
affects smell
CNVII (7 FACIAL) Correct Answers Patient can you smile for
me? Can you frown? Puff your cheeks.
Corneal Light Reflex (Hirschberg Test) Correct Answers
Assess the parallel alignment of the eye axes by shining a light
12 inches away from the patient (reflection of light in the same
spot).
Define Bulla > Correct Answers fluid-filled sac larger than 1
cm, superficial in epidermis, thin-walled, ruptures easily ex:
burn blister
Deviated Septum Correct Answers Curved instead of straight,
looks like a hump or shelf in one nasal cavity
